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COVID‐19 and the state: Exploring a puzzling relationship in the early stages of the pandemic
During the first year of the Covid‐19 pandemic, it was wealthier countries with stronger institutions that suffered the highest numbers of cases and fatalities. Many weaker countries were instead praised for more effective pandemic response. What explains this seeming puzzle? We re‐consider these re...
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2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9874542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36714218 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.3702 |
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description | During the first year of the Covid‐19 pandemic, it was wealthier countries with stronger institutions that suffered the highest numbers of cases and fatalities. Many weaker countries were instead praised for more effective pandemic response. What explains this seeming puzzle? We re‐consider these relationships in the cross‐country data, drawing on measures of the state, Covid's health impact and pandemic response. In brief, our analysis suggests that, when appropriate additional factors are taken into account, the expected relationship between state effectiveness and pandemic health outcomes in fact is clear. We also offer insight into how different dimensions of the state influence policy and outcomes and how particular countries compare with others. |
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spelling | pubmed-98745422023-01-25 COVID‐19 and the state: Exploring a puzzling relationship in the early stages of the pandemic Gisselquist, Rachel M. Vaccaro, Andrea J Int Dev Research Articles During the first year of the Covid‐19 pandemic, it was wealthier countries with stronger institutions that suffered the highest numbers of cases and fatalities. Many weaker countries were instead praised for more effective pandemic response. What explains this seeming puzzle? We re‐consider these relationships in the cross‐country data, drawing on measures of the state, Covid's health impact and pandemic response. In brief, our analysis suggests that, when appropriate additional factors are taken into account, the expected relationship between state effectiveness and pandemic health outcomes in fact is clear. We also offer insight into how different dimensions of the state influence policy and outcomes and how particular countries compare with others. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-10-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9874542/ /pubmed/36714218 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.3702 Text en © 2022 UNU‐WIDER. Journal of International Development published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and the content is offered under identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Gisselquist, Rachel M. Vaccaro, Andrea COVID‐19 and the state: Exploring a puzzling relationship in the early stages of the pandemic |
title | COVID‐19 and the state: Exploring a puzzling relationship in the early stages of the pandemic |
title_full | COVID‐19 and the state: Exploring a puzzling relationship in the early stages of the pandemic |
title_fullStr | COVID‐19 and the state: Exploring a puzzling relationship in the early stages of the pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID‐19 and the state: Exploring a puzzling relationship in the early stages of the pandemic |
title_short | COVID‐19 and the state: Exploring a puzzling relationship in the early stages of the pandemic |
title_sort | covid‐19 and the state: exploring a puzzling relationship in the early stages of the pandemic |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9874542/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36714218 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.3702 |
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